The Dark Knight Rises And Ends!

The Dark Knight Rises- And It Ends The Most Awesome Trilogy of the 21st century

As promised, I am writing my views and a mini report on “The Dark Knight Rises” or TDKR. This post does not contain any spoilers, so people who haven’t seen it can also have a read. Plus I am not revealing any part of the movie or the story.

Just as a prelude (people knowing about TDKR and Nolan can skip the para): this is the third and the conclusive film on The Batman, directed by the much acclaimed and revered  Christopher Nolan. He has directed masterpieces like The Prestige (my all time favourite), Inception, Memento etc. The first two movies are The Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Both being super hits and excellent movies. This movie had a lot of hype and expectation behind it, because Nolan was going to end a character, which was given a new birth by him. The Batman, or Nolan’s Batman or even Christian Bale’s Batman (the actor) was going to end his reel life in the film. I am narrating my experience and a short analysis on the movie.

As pre-decided, my few friends and I pre-booked “First Day First Show” tickets for TDKR. The theater was full of Nolan fans like us, most in their late teens or early twenties. There was a big roar when the Certificate of the Movie appeared, followed by another when Batman made his entry. And the biggest roar, along with a round of applause when the movie ended.

The movie has a slow start. Similarly to most Nolan movies; it will shift you to his virtual world. You will be wondering- what next, you will start predicting the next scenes or even run faster than the movie, only initially. But then don’t forget you are up against Christopher Nolan and it is almost a one sided battle.
The story is not as strong as The Prestige, but it is definitely a very good one. The Sound Effects are world class- Hans Zimmer never disappoints us. The cinematography is inch perfect, and so are other technical aspects.

There are a few new characters in the movie, namely The CatWoman, Bane and one mystery character which I do not wish to reveal. All have their roles perfectly crafted and worked out. The existing ones, especially Alfred, has a very different role to play, though the same character.

As the second half begins, Nolan slowly starts to show his true colors! We then just flow in the direction he gives, there is no competition here! It is almost unpredictable how the story will take you. You will see a series of Anti-Climax’ till the end, and that is the USP of the film! The end, a fitting one, will be etched in your memory and as you move out of the theater you will be lost in it. 

I was sad, to see the trilogy end, no more Nolan’s Batman. I was happy, to have witnessed such spectacular 3 hours. I had Goosebumps all over my body, seeing the twists and the turns till the realization. I was ecstatic, that the movie which I have watched may even influence my time ahead. Though the feeling was temporal, the thrill was worth a kick of a peg of tequila! 

I end by a few pointers to the people who have not seen the movie. Firstly, it is an over-hyped movie; it surely will try to match the expectation. But don’t expect it to mind boggle you like Inception or amuse you like The Prestige, this movie is a genre on its own. Secondly, it has a few vital references from its predecessors. So it is better if you have watched the two movies or at-least known the stories. Thirdly, the acting is just brilliant. But don’t compare The Joker with The Bane or even Alfred or Mr Fox to the previous movies. 

I am pretty sure, that if you go to watch the movie without much expectation or hype, you will enjoy it better. Also forget that this movie is made by Nolan, so that you will have an open mind when you watch it. Make sure you have forgotten the trailer before you watch it, because then you will tend to predict scenes.

All the best for 3 hours of awesomeness and quality. 

This movie is surely a 9/10 for me (IMDB) and 4 stars out of 5.